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Buffalo City, Ward 25

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 24 candidates from 24 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 25, Buffalo City

Provisional record

Ward ballot

Votes for ward contestants, grouped by the IEC party categories.

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 30 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 23046.30%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 50931.33%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS3186.60%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY2926.06%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1012.10%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA771.60%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT521.08%
ACTIONSA390.81%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AL JAMA-AH350.73%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS290.60%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT250.52%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS190.39%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS160.33%
RISE MZANSI130.27%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY100.21%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION90.19%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY80.17%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE70.15%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS60.12%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY60.12%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT60.12%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE40.08%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE30.06%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION10.02%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 816. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Municipal PR ballot

Municipal PR votes recorded within this ward.

Municipal PR ballot party totals, leading 8 of 30 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 33348.47%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 47730.69%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS3176.59%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY2695.59%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1072.22%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA831.72%
ACTIONSA430.89%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT370.77%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AL JAMA-AH290.60%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT220.46%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS170.35%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS130.27%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS120.25%
RISE MZANSI120.25%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION90.19%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY60.12%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE60.12%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY40.08%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE30.06%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS30.06%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY20.04%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION20.04%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE20.04%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT20.04%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT10.02%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS10.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 813. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Council seats and elected candidates will be recorded separately against official declaration evidence.

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Ward 25 ballot

24 candidates
  • XOLISWA PATRICIA BALENIACTIONSA
  • LEONARD CROUSEAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • KHOLEKA BUYANAAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • VUSUMZI TUTUAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • CYNTHIA MXABANISI-GAKRISHEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • LUYANDA MAWUAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • FUMANEKILE NOREXEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NOSIPHO SYLVIA NDINDWAAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • YANGA CLAREMENT WILLIAMAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • SINETHEMBA JAMES SITELOAL JAMA-AH
  • RICHELLE GRACIA SWARTBOOIARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • PIETER VAN SENSCONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • NDUMISO ELLIOT MEMANIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SONGEZIWE PHIWE LOBISHEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • LUCINDA GROEPONE LOVE ALLIANCE
  • MFUNDO MADIKANEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • GRAHAM MELVIN LOTTERINGPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • CYRIL VERNAL CHETTYPROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT
  • NCEBA THEOPHILUS MATABENIRISE MZANSI
  • SINETHEMBA BLAAUSERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • CASWELL KAYA ZONOSOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • NONTEMBISO DODOSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • ZIKHONA MATYANAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • NICOLAAS RUDOLPH SWANEPOELVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Buffalo City proportional-representation council list. Every party list, in certified order, is on the municipality page and in the searchable register.

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Source of record: IEC certified candidate lists, 16 September 2026 · version iec-certified-2026-09-16 · data notes on the register page

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